What is Delaying us from Building a Light Speed Spaceship?
If we can travel at the speed of light, we will orbit Earth about 7.5 times per second, travel to the moon in only 1.3 seconds, and to Mars in 3 minutes. We could even arrive at our nearest star system, Alpha Centauri in only 4.3 years. Now imagine all the exciting stuff we will…
Why Carl Sagan Convinced NASA to Take the Pale Blue Dot Image of Earth Decades Ago
If you have seen the Pale Blue Dot image of Earth, you may have always wondered about the inspiring story behind it. The Pale Blue Dot is simply an image of Earth captured by NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft on Feb. 14, 1990. However, we would not have seen such an inspiring image if not for…
How Humans Will Live Permanently in Floating Space Habitats in Low Earth Orbit Before 2050
Have you ever imagined a future where humans will live in floating space habitats? In the 20th century, many futurists like Gerrard O’Neill, Bishop Forres, Paul Birch, and many others proposed different concepts of floating space habitats that could accommodate millions of people in Space. While these futuristic floating habitats sound quite interesting, most of…
An 18-year-old Student Finds space rock from the fireball of Asteroid SAR 2667 Crash over Europe in France
Space rocks have been making their way into our home planet on various occasions. On February 12, at around 10 pm EST (0300 GMT, February 13), a space rock burned up through Earth’s atmosphere and made its way over Europe. A few hours after this dramatic event, a space-focus citizen science volunteer group found a…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just made its Closest approach to the Sun to celebrate Christmas
NASA’s Parker solar probe made its closest-ever approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve (December 24, 2024). This is the closest any spacecraft has ever reached to the sun. During the history-breaking space flight, Parker’s space probe reached within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun. At this close distance, it encountered the…
Can we Colonize Titan Before 2100?
After the colonization of Mars before the 2050s, the next big milestone will become to land humans on the surface of Saturn’s biggest moon, Titan. But can we colonize titan? Among all the celestial bodies in the solar system, Titan possesses the closest features to Earth. Aside from having surface liquid, Titan has a thick…
11-year-old Chinese boy Just Built His First Rocket with only 600 lines of Flight Code
Most people believe that the future of rocket science belongs to experts and professionals in the field. But this 11-year-old boy has proven that the young generations are truly the future of rocket engineering. Meet, Yan Hongsen, a young Chinese student who built his first rocket with 600 lines of code. In his latest released…
How Humans Will Colonize the Moon in this Century
Have you ever imagined humans living permanently on the lunar surface without needing to visit Earth for resupplies after we colonize the moon? Thinking about this future may appear like something taken from science fiction stories. However, the fact remains that humans are going back to the moon to stay there permanently. NASA promised to…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Just Cracked A Rock On Mars And Discovered Something Out of This World
NASA’s Curiosity rover, operating on Mars since 2012 just cracked open a rock on Mars to discover something out of this world. The cracked Martian rock contains a yellowish treasure that amazes scientists. So, how did Curiosity find and crack this Martian rock? What could the yellowish treasure be? Continue reading to find out. How…
Will Humans Built Orbital Ring Around Earth In Our Lifetime?
Building an orbital ring around Earth is one of the most complex tasks humans have yet to figure out. After British Engineer Paul Birch proposed the idea of the orbital ring as a massive ring that would be built around Earth in 1982, scientists debated how this futuristic concept would be brought to life. So,…
